Last you have a group that have come in and invested a substantial sum of money and are in s precarious position of wanting to recoup their investment as quickly as possible
Since when do “investors” want to recoup their investment as soon as possible? Maybe speculators want to do that, but investors have a longer time horizon. As for myself, I plan on not powering down for at least several years.
What on earth. No one invest into projects and, Say I want to wait as long as possible to get my money back.
Who said anything about as long as possible? It’s just that, by definition, investors think long term, speculators and traders have a shorter timeframe that they’re working with.
Would both parties not want to lock in initial investment as soon as possible? Getting my initial investment does not me I exit all together. I’m just reducing my exposure.
Imagine you were to invest heavily in a small company. It’s innovative, exciting, and fast growing. The shares are easily capable of appreciating 10x in the next 1-2 years at the current trend.
You pour cash in to the point of becoming majority investor, at shareholder meetings, it’s all you! In order to lock in your initial investment as soon as possible and reduce exposure, you funnel all free cash flow into a dividend payout. Hiring & wages are frozen. Research, development & marketing are on pause until the cash is recouped. Is this wise?
You have a unique viewpoint as an investor that I can respect. But I do believe that short term thinking by large investors can be damaging to the platform & token. I would wholeheartedly encourage any investor to participate as much or as little as they wish. But I would prefer passive investment or genuine participation as opposed to any attempts to maximize the ROI from the rewards pool. I see the rewards pool as being analogous to Steem’s development fund. Now is not a good time to be “withdrawing” from it.
I am 100% with you on the negativity of the short term thinking from “plankton” users as well. Complaining about rewards and inequality when unwilling to save & power up has been equally damaging to building communities and user retention.
Thank you for your well balanced response. It may be a short term view in terms of maximizing Roi, but this is crypto and things can turn on you very quickly. Add the fact it takes 13 weeks to fully exit and you see how one could be uneasy.
As for the plankton complaints. Some have been on for over 6 months and never powered up. How and why would you expect a say in a company you never bought into. Merely signing up does not count.